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  • No Standards, Just Vibes

    January 14, 2026

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    January 13, 2026

  • Where Did All the Good Students Go?

    January 12, 2026

  • American Graduates Need Not Apply

    December 29, 2025

  • Our Sex Starts in the Womb, Our Gender As We Toddle On

    October 25, 2021

  • That’s Not Good

    That’s Not Good

    A weak job market awaits recent graduates—and young men are feeling the contraction most.
    Jared Gould
    January 15, 2026

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  • UVA’s Dishonor

    UVA’s Dishonor

    UVA’s leadership replaced honor and legality with DEI ideology.
    Scott Gerber
    January 15, 2026

    Editor’s Note: Minding the Campus contributor Scott Gerber recently published an essay in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. With permission, an excerpt of that essay is reproduced below. Readers should note that…


  • Running Blind

    Running Blind

    Institutions—especially higher education—are adopting artificial intelligence without a clear sense of direction.
    Joe Nalven
    January 14, 2026

    Years from now, we may look back and ask what the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem looked like at this moment. This essay offers one such view. It is not exhaustive,…


  • A Point Worth Acknowledging

    A Point Worth Acknowledging

    A College Fix editor agrees with a professor that institutional neutrality is unworkable—even if the reasons differ.
    Matt Lamb
    January 14, 2026

    Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published by the College Fix on January 14, 2026. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. A University…


  • No Standards, Just Vibes

    No Standards, Just Vibes

    Music education has been off pitch—but the choir may be getting back in tune.
    Benjamin Whitcomb
    January 14, 2026

    In 2020, I wrote a piece for Minding the Campus that examined the state of music education in the country, particularly as it was affected by online learning. Since then,…


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Academic Freedom →

  • Public Money, Public Syllabi
    December 16, 2025

    Public Money, Public Syllabi

    Transparency is a basic obligation of public employment.
  • The Rot Inside Higher Education Is Too Deep to Self-Correct
    October 20, 2025

    The Rot Inside Higher Education Is Too Deep to Self-Correct

  • To End the Nonsense About Academic Freedom
    January 17, 2025

    To End the Nonsense About Academic Freedom

  • When Speaking Truth to Power Becomes a Punishable Offense
    December 27, 2024

    When Speaking Truth to Power Becomes a Punishable Offense

Anti-Semitism →

  • Who Failed Harvard?
    January 12, 2026

    Who Failed Harvard?

    Claudine Gay points to everyone but herself.
  • Jewish Students Face Hostility—Yet Sarah Lawrence Faculty Target Federal Oversight, Not Student Safety
    December 10, 2025

    Jewish Students Face Hostility—Yet Sarah Lawrence Faculty Target Federal Oversight, Not Student Safety

  • NYU Cancels Federalist Society Free Speech Event—Then Reinstates It Following Backlash
    December 6, 2025

    NYU Cancels Federalist Society Free Speech Event—Then Reinstates It Following Backlash

  • How Elon University Found Calm in a Year of Campus Chaos
    November 15, 2025

    How Elon University Found Calm in a Year of Campus Chaos

Artificial Intelligence →

  • That’s Not Good
    January 15, 2026

    That’s Not Good

    A weak job market awaits recent graduates—and young men are feeling the contraction most.
  • Running Blind
    January 14, 2026

    Running Blind

    Institutions—especially higher education—are adopting artificial intelligence without a clear sense of direction.
  • Good Writing Is Cooked
    January 13, 2026

    Good Writing Is Cooked

    Allegations of AI use are discouraging good writing.
  • America’s Schools Still Teach for Yesterday’s Jobs
    December 11, 2025

    America’s Schools Still Teach for Yesterday’s Jobs

Campus Culture →

  • Where Did All the Good Students Go?
    January 12, 2026

    Where Did All the Good Students Go?

    From where I’m standing, they’re sitting at home in front of their computer screens.
  • Christmas on Campus
    December 24, 2025

    Christmas on Campus

    Christmas survives on campus only once it’s stripped of meaning and guaranteed to offend no one.
  • BU College Republicans President Faces Threats After ICE Raid Tweet
    December 22, 2025

    BU College Republicans President Faces Threats After ICE Raid Tweet

    Segal says Globe reporting and social media backlash led to threats, doxxing, and campus hostility.
  • Student Editor at Trinity College Urges Relocation of Confederate Plaque
    December 19, 2025

    Student Editor at Trinity College Urges Relocation of Confederate Plaque

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion →

  • UVA’s Dishonor
    January 15, 2026

    UVA’s Dishonor

    UVA’s leadership replaced honor and legality with DEI ideology.
  • The Race Industry Loses
    January 12, 2026

    The Race Industry Loses

    DOJ declares race-based education grants and scholarships unconstitutional.
  • Two Ways of Reckoning with Failure
    December 29, 2025

    Two Ways of Reckoning with Failure

    Two Harvard professors reflect on institutional failure—only one takes responsibility.
  • UVA’s Leadership Tussle Exposes Jim Ryan’s Shell Game
    December 4, 2025

    UVA’s Leadership Tussle Exposes Jim Ryan’s Shell Game

Science →

  • Reading the Sky
    January 6, 2026

    Reading the Sky

    A professor’s reflection on science, scripture, and the Star of Bethlehem
  • Darwinism, Reconsidered
    December 22, 2025

    Darwinism, Reconsidered

    J. Scott Turner discusses heterodox evolution on the Demystifysci podcast.
  • Scientists Walk Happily Into the Federal Funding Trap
    November 18, 2025

    Scientists Walk Happily Into the Federal Funding Trap

  • The Case for a Creator, Backed by Science
    November 5, 2025

    The Case for a Creator, Backed by Science

Transgenderism →

  • Trans and Palestinian Identities: Partners in Fabrication?
    October 24, 2025

    Trans and Palestinian Identities: Partners in Fabrication?

  • Two Transgender Students Are Suing Idaho’s Board of Education Over a Law Limiting Bathroom Access to Biological Sex—With Little Chance of Success
    September 3, 2025

    Two Transgender Students Are Suing Idaho’s Board of Education Over a Law Limiting Bathroom Access to Biological Sex—With Little Chance of Success

  • Smithsonian Curator Agrees That Objectivity Is Impossible for Black Trans Women—Taxpayers Are Funding the Absurdity
    August 27, 2025

    Smithsonian Curator Agrees That Objectivity Is Impossible for Black Trans Women—Taxpayers Are Funding the Absurdity

  • A French Professor’s Take on J.K. Rowling and Her Detractors
    August 19, 2025

    A French Professor’s Take on J.K. Rowling and Her Detractors

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